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xaero1 · 19th September 2008, 02:53 PM

Yeah right.

G40tee · 19th September 2008, 03:04 PM

haha
who exactly is that letter to and why?lol

kismetcapitan · 19th September 2008, 03:15 PM

well fcuk it all, there goes being able to beat Ferrari's best.

Or, better start saving for a 1200bhp OS Giken build!

This brings some interesting thoughts to mind. We're working with 20 year old technology. In it's day, a stock Skyline could run with the quickest - Ferrari made cars that could do 0-60 in 5 seconds. Now the bar is really 4 seconds - slower than that and you're just not in supercar territory anymore. How many more years before our cars simply cannot compare with even the midrange offerings of the exotics?

On the other hand, American musclecars from the 60s (tuned, just like our cars) are not to be taken lightly at the dragstrip. Many of those cars still use old-school supercharging and 4-barrel carburetors. "Mapping" one of those requires a screwdriver (for the carb) and a set of weights for the ignition distributor. Yet they still accelerate insanely fast. They can't corner (but they weren't designed to anyways).

6 seconds to 60 used to be serious sports car territory. These days, Hyundai sedans can pull that off. Is love of the Skyline consigning us to be frozen in a certain technological phase (beyond my understanding, which is only of the RB26, is variable valve timing, semi-auto transmissions, direct injection, lean burn, and god knows what other technologies. I can't even figure out how my motorcycle works - I've figured out the fuel system (BMW uses a returnless fuel rail) but the airbox has got me flummoxed, and the CANBUS wiring - well I know to never touch any wires, let along cut or splice anything!

I just learned today how the Toyota Prius works, and I was so impressed I'm seriously thinking of buying one.

kismetcapitan · 19th September 2008, 03:23 PM

looks like it's a fake, according to various web sources.

One thing about Ferrari - their top of the line offerings have never had obscene asking prices. True, you need seven figures to buy an Enzo today, but new, they were a mere $600,000. I wonder why they sticker their supercars at prices at about half of what they could ask for and still sell out the production run.

in 1985 a 288 GTO cost $85,000 - $160,000 in today's money.

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19th September 2008, 02:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
xaero1 New Users Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cotswolds / California Posts: 3,425	Yeah right.

19th September 2008, 03:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
kismetcapitan GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seoul Korea Posts: 6,593	well fcuk it all, there goes being able to beat Ferrari's best. Or, better start saving for a 1200bhp OS Giken build! This brings some interesting thoughts to mind. We're working with 20 year old technology. In it's day, a stock Skyline could run with the quickest - Ferrari made cars that could do 0-60 in 5 seconds. Now the bar is really 4 seconds - slower than that and you're just not in supercar territory anymore. How many more years before our cars simply cannot compare with even the midrange offerings of the exotics? On the other hand, American musclecars from the 60s (tuned, just like our cars) are not to be taken lightly at the dragstrip. Many of those cars still use old-school supercharging and 4-barrel carburetors. "Mapping" one of those requires a screwdriver (for the carb) and a set of weights for the ignition distributor. Yet they still accelerate insanely fast. They can't corner (but they weren't designed to anyways). 6 seconds to 60 used to be serious sports car territory. These days, Hyundai sedans can pull that off. Is love of the Skyline consigning us to be frozen in a certain technological phase (beyond my understanding, which is only of the RB26, is variable valve timing, semi-auto transmissions, direct injection, lean burn, and god knows what other technologies. I can't even figure out how my motorcycle works - I've figured out the fuel system (BMW uses a returnless fuel rail) but the airbox has got me flummoxed, and the CANBUS wiring - well I know to never touch any wires, let along cut or splice anything! I just learned today how the Toyota Prius works, and I was so impressed I'm seriously thinking of buying one.

19th September 2008, 03:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
kismetcapitan GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seoul Korea Posts: 6,593	looks like it's a fake, according to various web sources. One thing about Ferrari - their top of the line offerings have never had obscene asking prices. True, you need seven figures to buy an Enzo today, but new, they were a mere $600,000. I wonder why they sticker their supercars at prices at about half of what they could ask for and still sell out the production run. in 1985 a 288 GTO cost $85,000 - $160,000 in today's money.